6 Feb 2014

All Blacks back for Hurricanes

6:38 am on 6 February 2014

A number of All Blacks return to the Hurricanes starting line-up for this week's pre-season game against the Rebels in Geelong on Saturday.

Beauden Barrett joins the reserves with Marty Banks again set to run play from first five eighths, while Julian Savea, Cory Jane and Jeffery Toomaga-Allen are also set to come off the bench.

Ben Franks and Dane Coles start in the front row while last year's All Blacks tourist TJ Perenara also runs out in the halfback's jersey.

Hurricanes:

Ben Franks

Dane Coles

John Schwalger

James Broadhurst

Mark Reddish

Brad Shields

Ardie Savea

Victor Vito

TJ Perenara

Marty Banks

Matt Proctor

Hadleigh Parkes

Tim Bateman

Nehe Milner-Skudder

Andre Taylor

RESERVES

Ash Dixon

Chris Eves

Jeffery Toomaga-Allen

Brendon Edmonds

Jeremy Thrush

Mark Abbott

Jack Lam

Blade Thomson

Billy Guyton

Chris Smylie

Beauden Barrett

Cardiff Vaega

Julian Savea

Cory Jane